Erich Schuttauf, Executive Director

NY Times Article WILL Run This Sunday - As a Cover Story to the Travel
Section

For weeks we have been anticipating the arrival of a NY Times article which has been months in the making. We’re very pleased to have seen advanced copies of the story and can now say that it will appear as full-color story beginning on the front page of the Travel section, and continuing to a two page, full-color spread within. Please be sure to stop by any newsstand selling The Times on Sunday and purchase a copy.

AANR 2008 Election Ballots on the Way

Your ballot for the 2008 election is in the May issue of The Bulletin and on its way to you. Please see Linda Berry’s report for some details on the “mechanics” of bringing your ballot to your door, as well as important information for voting AANR members who do not receive mail from AANR.

Did Steve Say That????

We have received a number of calls and e-mails from clubs and members who have expressed concerns about quotes that were reported in a Tucson, Arizona, area newspaper from AANR Public Relations Assistant Steve Vickers. Given the article, we can understand your frustrations with Steve’s “remarks.”

We can only counter that the quotes do not reflect what Steve told the newspaper.

The comments concern a call Steve received from a reporter who, for reasons that only the reporter could conceive, believed there was a “story” in the fact that she had witnessed a 10-year-old, pre-pubescent girl splashing topless in a waterway area with her parents and other children playing nearby.

The reporter “interviewed” several different experts for their opinions, including an employee of the city’s park and recreation department-who allegedly said that even a nude infant on a blanket was inappropriate in his opinion-to a boys’ and girls’ club employee who allegedly said they would immediately cover a girl “in that condition” up with a shirt, but opined that maybe the girl was too poor to own a swimsuit top.

And the reporter interviewed Steve. As he clearly remembers, the call was brief and he answered that this didn’t seem like a big deal at all. He noted that it is a shame that we as a society could ever be at the point that anyone could have a problem with this girl’s play attire given that the Saturday Evening Post celebrated skinny-dipping for years. He provided AANR’s mission, which includes advocating for nudity and nude recreation in appropriate settings, which include clubs and beaches and other designated areas.

>From this the reporter quoted Steve as saying several things that he, frankly, just never said. Broken up and re-assembled, they joined other comments that the reporter assembled into a piece with no viewpoint other than a scathing commentary on the girl’s parents.

Reporters who flat-out misquote those they interview are a hazard in media relations. There are many other hazards, some of which can be dealt with a bit more easily. A new DVD from the Association is being made available for clubs preparing for encounters with the press.

AANR Helping Members and Clubs

AANR Club and Member Liaison Terry Justice and I conducted phone calls with a member seeking guidance about making his backyard sufficiently private from neighbors to avoid neighbor complaints and legal problems. We also received an e-mail from another set of parents having custody challenged on the basis of visits to nudist parks. Arrangements have been made for a call with counsel.

Linda Berry, Director of Publications

E-Bulletin

The next edition of the E-Bulletin will be sent out on Monday.

Mail Ballots

Martha Young and I went to Mail Unlimited on Tuesday to coordinate the mailing for the May issue of The Bulletin that includes the voter’s guidelines, ballots, and AANR-NW regional newsletter.

There was a total of 16 sorts that had to be done to get The Bulletin ready to mail. There were two sorts for members of each region, single and dual; National members and clubs; and National AANR-NW members. Single members will receive one voter’s guideline, one ballot, one envelope, one Bulletin, and one newsletter (if in the NW region). Dual members will get one voter’s guideline, two ballots, two envelopes, one Bulletin, and a newsletter if applicable. National members and clubs get no voter’s guideline, no ballot, and one Bulletin. National members who are in the NW region will also receive a region newsletter.

There are also members who are eligible to vote, but have elected “no mail” status, meaning that they do not receive anything from our office. The good news is that those members are still eligible to vote by contacting VR Election Services at 800/218-4026, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. CT, or e-mail customerserv@vres.us. Members will need to provide their P number, located on their AANR membership card. AANR also distributed flyers to clubs to post on bulletin boards regarding this policy.

The deadline for voting is June 20, 2008. We ask you to encourage your members to participate in this important process.

American Nudist Research Library (ANRL) Needs Your Newsletters

The library preserves all club and regional newsletters that have been donated. Visitors to the library like to look back at club/region histories. All clubs are encouraged to send their newsletters, including back issues, to ANRL, 2950 Sun Cove Drive, Kissimmee, FL 34746. To find out about other ways that you can help the library, call 407/933-2866 or e-mail ANRL@netzero.net.

Terry Justice, Club/Member Liaison

We have a new provisional club:

Christian Nudist Convocation
(Nonlanded proprietary)
13077 Old Belfield Road
Capron, VA 23829

434.658.4458 (voice)
757.653.4577 (cell)

www.christiannc.com

cnceast@gmail.com
If you would like a printed Directory or recent C.O. changes, please contact me at clubinfo@aanr.com or call 800/879-6833, ext. 239.

Debra Sue Stevens, Government Affairs

Preparing for Washington, D.C. Visit

Your AANR Government Affair Team is hard at work planning for our annual trip to Washington, D.C. The team has been finalizing key talking points and is beginning to schedule appointments with legislators and/or their key staff members. We make this visit in conjunction with the activities of the American Recreation Coalition funoutdoors.com in celebration of Great Outdoors Week. We are also leveraging on the fact of being in one place to conduct a Leadership Forum for one and half days; which will help us define our direction in the future. Be assured your AANR membership dollars are being spent wisely to forge the future of Government Affairs and forward our relationships with governmental decision makers. Thank you for your continued support!

Erich Schuttauf, Executive Director

AANR Loses a Dear Friend and Club Leader

We were very, very saddened to hear about the passing of Chuck Foster, one
of the founders of Caliente Resort, on Friday afternoon from complications
of an infection.

A celebration of life service is scheduled beginning at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at Grace Family Church, located at 5101 Van Dyke Road, Lutz, FL 33558.

We have also received the following information regarding the family’s
wishes:

The Foster family requests that donations be made to the St. Jude Children’s
Hospital in support of the research, caring and wishes of the stricken
children being treated. To do so, please choose one of the following
options:

Via Internet: www.stjude.org

…. click on “Donate Now”
……click on Memorial Gift”
…..click on “Sympathy/Memorial”
…. then choose the type of card to be sent

or follow this link:
http://www.stjude.org/stjude/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=ff94fa2454e70110VgnVCM100
0001e0215acRCRD

Via Phone: 1-800-822-6344. They will walk you through the process. Please
tell them who to send the acknowledgement card to plus address.

Via Mail: St. Jude Children Research Hospital

ATTN: MEMORIAL DEPARTMENT
501 St. Jude Place
Memphis, TN 38105

In any of the above methods, please make sure that ‘In Memory of “CHUCK
FOSTER”‘ is mentioned in the memo of the check or to the operator or on the
on-line form. If the donations exceed $2,500.00, a plaque will be placed on
the “Children’s Memory Wall” at St Jude’s.

Erich Schuttauf, Executive Director

AANR Elections are About to Begin

The May 2008 issue of The Bulletin will leave the mailing house mid-week
next week and be on its way to members. A ballot (or two ballots in the
case of a dual membership) will be included with this mailing for all voting
members.

There are members who are eligible to vote, but have elected “no mail”
status, meaning that they do not receive anything from our office. For this
reason, we are including flyers that all clubs can post (or take information
from and further distribute to members) on how those who are of “no mail”
status may vote. These flyers were included in your club mailing sent out
this week.

The election period will run from the time ballots first hit mailboxes until
June 20, 2008. We ask you to encourage your members to participate in this
important process.

AANR Helping Members and Clubs

This week AANR continued to provide information to a member in danger of
losing a valuable job promotion after co-workers mentioned his nudist
affiliation to the employer with insinuations that it could “embarrass” the
employer. We compiled additional material which we trust will be helpful
and sent it on this week.

AANR also conducted calls with a member and her daughter concerned that the
daughter may lose custody of her son (the member’s grandson). The child’s
father filed for a change of custody arrangement based, in part, upon
allegations to the effect that the boy’s mother grew up attending nudist
camps with her sister and, as a result, had a difficult childhood that now
makes her prone to argument and anger.

Mom very calmly has relayed to us that this is not the case, and that she
hopes to have the freedom to one day bring her son to spend time with his
grandparents at their AANR club. We have provided initial information for
their attorney and helped them form a plan of action.

South Carolina Bill Slows

AANR continues to appreciate the hard work of Cheri Alexander of the
Travelites club and Roscoe Douberly for attending the committee and
subcommittee hearings that have helped keep SC HB 3679 at bay. HB 3679 has
the potential to treat nudist clubs as adult entertainment venues.

I invite you to read Debra Sue’s report below for an update on the bill and
how those in South Carolina can help.

AANR Congratulates Olympian Club as a 100% Club

We were delighted to receive news from the Olympian Club that they have
become a 100% club with AANR. We deeply appreciate this show of support for
the Association and thank them for taking this step. Congratulations
Olympians and AANR West!

A Chance to Vote for Nude Recreation

A new U.S. presidential election is underway, so is the AANR election. Now
you have one more opportunity to cast a vote for nude recreation and to help
a new club that is forming in De Soto County. The developers of Terra Sol,
an AANR 100% club, have encountered some resistance from the county over
what will be its first nude resort. The story is currently receiving an
“animated” discussion in local newspapers and one such paper, the Charlotte
Sun-Herald is conducting an online poll to see what people think.

You can cast your vote for nudity at the following link and we hope you
will! www.sun-herald.com/Readerpoll1.cfm

Linda Berry, Director of Publications

The E-Bulletin was sent out to more than 9,300 people on Monday. The May
issue of The Bulletin printed yesterday. The voter’s guidelines and the
ballots will arrive at Mail Unlimited today. The Bulletins will start
mailing on Tuesday afternoon.

As you know, advertising revenue in The Bulletin has dropped. Read the
following article and find out that we’re not the only ones losing revenue:
www.nytimes.com

Carolyn Hawkins, Public Relations Coordinator

POSITIVE MEDIA

Steve Vickers had an interview with “Mancow” radio talk show regarding nude
weddings and general nude recreation.

Wireless Flash News ran a positive story talking about Nakation T in a Box.

Nakation kit was picked up at www.lovetripper.com

Nancy Tiemann had an interview with CNN.COM about life changes after
marriage. It is scheduled for the end of April.

Earth Day is next Tuesday, April 22. We are putting together a press
release to send to various media outlets. If you or your club is planning
environmental or green activities please let us know so we can promote your
club. If you have not planned an activity, we encourage you to do so. You
can plant a tree or some flowers or adopt an area of a highway or beach to
clean up. Recycling is a big part of the “going green.” You can e-mail
Steve Vickers <at> clericalasst@aanr.com with information or for a copy of the
template release for your club.

I spoke with the reporter at The New York Times and it seems as though the
article is going to be a fairly large one. They are still fact checking. I
will keep you posted.

I will be out of town next week on vacation. Should you need assistance
from the AANR office contact Steve Vickers at clericalasst <at> aanr.com or
1-800-879-6833. If you need to reach me, you may call my cell at
407/346-2972. I will also be assisting with the Assateague beach cleanup on
April 26. I will not have a report next week.

Terry Justice, Club/Member Liaison

Directory changes for addresses and phone numbers from this week are listed
below.

The Villa at Hermann (Missouri) has a new URL: www.villaathermann.com .

Terra Sol in Florida now has its Charter.

Bare Lodge & Spa is a new provisional club. The information is as follows:

Bare Lodge & Spa
1434 Dove Terrace
Wescosville PA. 18106
Tel: 610.739.8583
e-mail: Frye0001 <at> aol.com

Coventry Club in North Carolina has officially closed.

If you would like a printed Directory or recent C.O. changes, please contact
me at clubinfo <at> aanr.com or call 800/879-6833, ext.

Debra Sue Stevens, Government Affairs

South Carolina HB 3679 - FIFTH Hearing!

AANR members have requested that we MUST find a way to make these
notifications earlier. These hearing happen with very little notice; AANR
learned today that the FIFTH hearing for SC HB 3679 will be Thursday, May
1st. This is the earliest notice yet…

Cheri Alexander reports, “Continued debate will be heard in the Criminal
Laws Subcommittee on Thursday, May 1. I do not as yet have room location
and time. I will definitely be there that day. I have scheduled it as a
vacation day. I want to publicly thank Roscoe Douberly for representing me
and all nudists to that subcommittee yesterday and last Wednesday. The more
warm bodies we have there, the better. Your “I’m a nudist and I vote” button
is waiting. You need not speak unless you want to. Please e-mail me at
cheridonna <at> prodigy.net if you can make it.
Your presence will make a difference. PLEASE, ONLY SC RESIDENTS!”

For more information
http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess117_2007-2008/bills/3679.htm .

Wild Horses Couldn’t Keep Me Away - AANR’S Assateague Island Spring Cleanup

Advance registration is now open for volunteers to help at the AANR’S
Assateague State Park BEACH CLEAN-UP on Saturday, APRIL 26th and show how
much nudists care about this wonderful beach area. This is a CLOTHING
REQUIRED event. American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) members will
meet at the ranger station at 9 a.m. which is located across the parking lot
from the bathhouse. Cross the bridge onto the Island. Continue to the
parking lot on the right at the end of the road. Volunteers gather at 9 a.m.

To sign up and for additional information concerning this event, contact Ray
Simpson at raysimpson <at> verizon.net or phone 301/399-9338. Please include your
name, e-mail address and phone number when signing up, we will need to
contact you in case of any last minute updates or changes!!!

This is a clothed event and just remember that it could be a little chilly.
Thank you for supporting AANR working on public lands!

For more information about Assateague State Beach see http://www.atbeach.com/mdstpark/index.asp .

National Park Service Deputy Director Lindi L. Harvey Addresses the
Centennial Initiative and Youth Outreach Efforts

Lindi L. Harvey, National Park Service Deputy Director, spoke to the April
2008 Recreation Exchange. Deputy Director Harvey focused her remarks on the
National Park Service Centennial Initiative and her agency’s efforts to
reconnect today’s youth to the parks. Ms. Harvey applauded the Recreation
Exchange participants’ partnerships with the National Park Service and
called on the group to further lend their expertise in moving forward the
Centennial legislation and supporting youth-outreach projects.

For the full story, go to: http://www.funoutdoors.com .

Erich Schuttauf, Executive Director

A VERY Special Announcement.AANR Welcomes Glass Bar

This week our club and member liaison Terry Justice brings very good news: We’re extremely happy to announce the new club in the AANR-Northwest known as Glassbar Island Nude Beach Volunteers in Eugene, Oregon. I would personally like to thank Shirley Gauthier and the Glassbar team for making this happen. Congratulations! See contact information for the club in Terry’s report below.

FLU Hits Kissimmee

We appreciate your patience this week if it has taken longer than normal to get back to you.  The staff has been short-handed on various days as a bad case of flu and colds hit a number of us. sometimes requiring several trips to the doctor before it was over.  Most have recovered and things are starting to get back to normal.

The NEW YORK TIMES and Major Media may Hit This Weekend

This week our club and member liaison Terry Justice brings very good news:

Carolyn Hawkins is on the road today but wanted me to relay that she has had conversations with the reporter from The New York Times who has been working on a large story about the growth of nude recreation and the Nakation T phenomenon that is catching on.  While it is a little too early to know if it will run this Sunday, by the time that we do know it may be too late to reach you with the news.  For this reason, we recommend checking Google News this weekend to be sure you don’t miss what is sure to be a big story when it lands.

AANR Assisting Members in Need

This week our office fielded a call from a person in Ohio who had his computer equipment confiscated after a report was filed that he had been visiting nudist Web sites.  We provided initial information to be made available to his attorney, and will be available to consult with his counsel as the case moves on.

South Carolina Bill to be Heard in SubCommittee

Next Wednesday

Last week HB 3679 was heard in the full House Judiciary Committee.  Those following its progress know that its definitions have the potential to treat nude recreation much like adult entertainment.  Cheri Alexander of the Travelites club, who attended the session and has been spearheading efforts to stop the bill, reported that no testimony was taken, but she did have opportunities to speak to several members of the committee with concerns. She was also interviewed by the Associated Press.  Thankfully, Judiciary also opted to send the bill to another subcommittee for review.  That subcommittee is scheduled to hear the bill at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday April 9th.  Those in the state are asked to watch for a CapWiz dispatch with more details about how you can attend and help stop this bill.

VOTING GUIDE on aanr.com

If you visit aanr.com  and log in to either Member Benefits or Club Services, you’ll be able  o download the PDF of the voter’s guide from the Download Zone, Ruling Documents.

Linda Berry, Director of Publications

PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT PROJECTS

(Linda, Lynn, Martha and Angie)

*    Voter’s Guide went to the printer
*    Voter’s Guide PDF was put online
*    Worked with Erich and Webmaster on NakationT home page
*    Worked with Pat Brown and Angie on the Discount Page for the
NakationT box
*    Typed and proofed Bulletin editorial to get ready for layout
*    Worked on Bulletin ads
*    Completed the AANR-NW NudeScene and sent to the printer
*    New Cyber-Bulletin went live at
http://www.aanr.com/cyber_bulletin.html
*    Burned CDs for ANRL of the last seven month’s issues of The Bulletin
*    Proofed clubs news and Marketplace ads for the May issue of The
Bulletin

Carolyn Hawkins, Public Relations Coordinator

EARTH DAY

Earth Day is April 22. We are putting together a press release to send to various media outlets.  If you or your club is planning environmental or green activities, please let me know so we can promote your club in the release.  If you have not planned an activity, we encourage you to do so.  You can plant a tree or some flowers or adopt an area of a highway to clean up.  Recycling is a big part of the “going green.”  You can e-mail me at pubaffairs@aanr.com .

Terry Justice, Club/Member Liaison

We have a new club to add to our list. Information is as follows:

Glassbar Island Nude Beach Volunteers
glassbarisland@yahoo.com

This is a non-landed co-op club.

Debra Sue Stevens, Government Affairs

Letter from the New Take Pride in America Executive Director:

Dear Friends and Partners,

As the new Executive Director of Take Pride in AmericaR, it is my honor and pleasure to join with you and lead this important national service initiative.  Take Pride in America has demonstrated a solid record of service, boasting more than 300,000 volunteers on our nation’s public lands.

Nearly one third of our country is considered public lands, and Take Pride in America volunteers play a critical role in the maintenance and preservation of these natural, cultural, and historical sites that we all enjoy.  Take Pride in America is a national partnership program, and my goals are to strengthen and expand our partnerships and to empower volunteers of all ages to have meaningful, impactful service opportunities.

Please contact us if you would like to build or discuss our partnerships. Also, we are currently accepting nominations for the Take Pride in America National Awards program.  Please take a few minutes to consider nominating any outstanding volunteer(s) for national recognition, you can find this all on our website at www.TakePride.gov

I look forward to working with you.

Katie Loovis
Executive Director
Take Pride in America

Register Your Community Events - Take Pride In America (TPIA) is a national partnership established by the U.S. Department of the Interior that aims to engage, support and recognize volunteers who work to improve our public parks, forests, grasslands, wildlife refuges, cultural and historical sites, local playgrounds and other recreation areas.  Take Pride In America consists of Federal, state, and local governments; conservation, youth, and recreation groups; national corporations, organizations, and individuals, dedicated to instilling a sense of volunteerism and good stewardship in all public land users.

To Register Your Community Events with Take Pride In America (TPIA) - Go to www.TakePride.gov  and complete the brief registration form located under the “Volunteer” tab; and contact Kathy Pearson at kathy_w_pearson@yahoo.com.  Let us know if your club has a project in 2007 planned that it can get TPIA credit. You must give 6-8 weeks notice and use the TPIA logo in your advertising of the event. AANR would like to come in the top 20 for total hours volunteered next year.

AANR-NW GAT Day - Registration Due April 13!

Registration for the July 3 GAT Day is close. The AANR-NW Government Affairs Team (GAT) is hosting a GAT Day July 3 at the Willamettans Family Nudist Resort.  This date was chosen to combine the GAT Day with the AANR-NW convention.  This GAT Day event requires pre-registration.  A check must be included with each registration form.

AANR-NW GAT will pay the cost for each club to have one participant. The check will be returned to the club if pre-registered attendee participates on July 3.  The reason for this requirement is that the GAT DAY includes a workshop that AANR-NW GAT must sign a contract for and pre-register participants.  The only way a club will end up paying is if they pre-register and do not show up or wish to pay for additional participants. Individuals may pre-register and pay the required fee.

The deadline for pre-registration is April 13 - Squaw Mountain Ranch Board
meeting.

Contact Shirley Gauthier for the amount of registration fee and more
information:

Shirley Gauthier
538 West M St.
Springfield, Oregon 97477

sherbog@msn.com

Erich Schuttauf, Executive Director

A VERY Special Announcement.AANR Welcomes Glass Bar

This week our club and member liaison Terry Justice brings very good news: We’re extremely happy to announce the new club in the AANR-Northwest known as Glassbar Island Nude Beach Volunteers in Eugene, Oregon. I would personally like to thank Shirley Gauthier and the Glassbar team for making this happen. Congratulations! See contact information for the club in Terry’s report below.

FLU Hits Kissimmee

We appreciate your patience this week if it has taken longer than normal to get back to you.  The staff has been short-handed on various days as a bad case of flu and colds hit a number of us. sometimes requiring several trips to the doctor before it was over.  Most have recovered and things are starting to get back to normal.

The NEW YORK TIMES and Major Media may Hit This Weekend

This week our club and member liaison Terry Justice brings very good news:

Carolyn Hawkins is on the road today but wanted me to relay that she has had conversations with the reporter from The New York Times who has been working on a large story about the growth of nude recreation and the Nakation T phenomenon that is catching on.  While it is a little too early to know if it will run this Sunday, by the time that we do know it may be too late to reach you with the news.  For this reason, we recommend checking Google News this weekend to be sure you don’t miss what is sure to be a big story when it lands.

AANR Assisting Members in Need

This week our office fielded a call from a person in Ohio who had his computer equipment confiscated after a report was filed that he had been visiting nudist Web sites.  We provided initial information to be made available to his attorney, and will be available to consult with his counsel as the case moves on.

South Carolina Bill to be Heard in SubCommittee

Next Wednesday

Last week HB 3679 was heard in the full House Judiciary Committee.  Those following its progress know that its definitions have the potential to treat nude recreation much like adult entertainment.  Cheri Alexander of the Travelites club, who attended the session and has been spearheading efforts to stop the bill, reported that no testimony was taken, but she did have opportunities to speak to several members of the committee with concerns. She was also interviewed by the Associated Press.  Thankfully, Judiciary also opted to send the bill to another subcommittee for review.  That subcommittee is scheduled to hear the bill at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday April 9th.  Those in the state are asked to watch for a CapWiz dispatch with more details about how you can attend and help stop this bill.

VOTING GUIDE on aanr.com

If you visit aanr.com  and log in to either Member Benefits or Club Services, you’ll be able  o download the PDF of the voter’s guide from the Download Zone, Ruling Documents.

Linda Berry, Director of Publications

PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT PROJECTS

(Linda, Lynn, Martha and Angie)

*    Voter’s Guide went to the printer
*    Voter’s Guide PDF was put online
*    Worked with Erich and Webmaster on NakationT home page
*    Worked with Pat Brown and Angie on the Discount Page for the
NakationT box
*    Typed and proofed Bulletin editorial to get ready for layout
*    Worked on Bulletin ads
*    Completed the AANR-NW NudeScene and sent to the printer
*    New Cyber-Bulletin went live at
http://www.aanr.com/cyber_bulletin.html
*    Burned CDs for ANRL of the last seven month’s issues of The Bulletin
*    Proofed clubs news and Marketplace ads for the May issue of The
Bulletin

Carolyn Hawkins, Public Relations Coordinator

EARTH DAY

Earth Day is April 22. We are putting together a press release to send to various media outlets.  If you or your club is planning environmental or green activities, please let me know so we can promote your club in the release.  If you have not planned an activity, we encourage you to do so.  You can plant a tree or some flowers or adopt an area of a highway to clean up.  Recycling is a big part of the “going green.”  You can e-mail me at pubaffairs@aanr.com .

Terry Justice, Club/Member Liaison

We have a new club to add to our list. Information is as follows:

Glassbar Island Nude Beach Volunteers
glassbarisland@yahoo.com

This is a non-landed co-op club.

Debra Sue Stevens, Government Affairs

Letter from the New Take Pride in America Executive Director:

Dear Friends and Partners,

As the new Executive Director of Take Pride in AmericaR, it is my honor and pleasure to join with you and lead this important national service initiative.  Take Pride in America has demonstrated a solid record of service, boasting more than 300,000 volunteers on our nation’s public lands.

Nearly one third of our country is considered public lands, and Take Pride in America volunteers play a critical role in the maintenance and preservation of these natural, cultural, and historical sites that we all enjoy.  Take Pride in America is a national partnership program, and my goals are to strengthen and expand our partnerships and to empower volunteers of all ages to have meaningful, impactful service opportunities.

Please contact us if you would like to build or discuss our partnerships. Also, we are currently accepting nominations for the Take Pride in America National Awards program.  Please take a few minutes to consider nominating any outstanding volunteer(s) for national recognition, you can find this all on our website at www.TakePride.gov

I look forward to working with you.

Katie Loovis
Executive Director
Take Pride in America

Register Your Community Events - Take Pride In America (TPIA) is a national partnership established by the U.S. Department of the Interior that aims to engage, support and recognize volunteers who work to improve our public parks, forests, grasslands, wildlife refuges, cultural and historical sites, local playgrounds and other recreation areas.  Take Pride In America consists of Federal, state, and local governments; conservation, youth, and recreation groups; national corporations, organizations, and individuals, dedicated to instilling a sense of volunteerism and good stewardship in all public land users.

To Register Your Community Events with Take Pride In America (TPIA) - Go to www.TakePride.gov  and complete the brief registration form located under the “Volunteer” tab; and contact Kathy Pearson at kathy_w_pearson@yahoo.com.  Let us know if your club has a project in 2007 planned that it can get TPIA credit. You must give 6-8 weeks notice and use the TPIA logo in your advertising of the event. AANR would like to come in the top 20 for total hours volunteered next year.

AANR-NW GAT Day - Registration Due April 13!

Registration for the July 3 GAT Day is close. The AANR-NW Government Affairs Team (GAT) is hosting a GAT Day July 3 at the Willamettans Family Nudist Resort.  This date was chosen to combine the GAT Day with the AANR-NW convention.  This GAT Day event requires pre-registration.  A check must be included with each registration form.

AANR-NW GAT will pay the cost for each club to have one participant. The check will be returned to the club if pre-registered attendee participates on July 3.  The reason for this requirement is that the GAT DAY includes a workshop that AANR-NW GAT must sign a contract for and pre-register participants.  The only way a club will end up paying is if they pre-register and do not show up or wish to pay for additional participants. Individuals may pre-register and pay the required fee.

The deadline for pre-registration is April 13 - Squaw Mountain Ranch Board
meeting.

Contact Shirley Gauthier for the amount of registration fee and more
information:

Shirley Gauthier
538 West M St.
Springfield, Oregon 97477

sherbog@msn.com

Erich Schuttauf, Executive Director

A VERY Special Announcement.AANR Welcomes Glass Bar

This week our club and member liaison Terry Justice brings very good news: We’re extremely happy to announce the new club in the AANR-Northwest known as Glassbar Island Nude Beach Volunteers in Eugene, Oregon. I would personally like to thank Shirley Gauthier and the Glassbar team for making this happen. Congratulations! See contact information for the club in Terry’s report below.

FLU Hits Kissimmee

We appreciate your patience this week if it has taken longer than normal to get back to you.  The staff has been short-handed on various days as a bad case of flu and colds hit a number of us. sometimes requiring several trips to the doctor before it was over.  Most have recovered and things are starting to get back to normal.

The NEW YORK TIMES and Major Media may Hit This Weekend

This week our club and member liaison Terry Justice brings very good news:

Carolyn Hawkins is on the road today but wanted me to relay that she has had conversations with the reporter from The New York Times who has been working on a large story about the growth of nude recreation and the Nakation T phenomenon that is catching on.  While it is a little too early to know if it will run this Sunday, by the time that we do know it may be too late to reach you with the news.  For this reason, we recommend checking Google News this weekend to be sure you don’t miss what is sure to be a big story when it lands.

AANR Assisting Members in Need

This week our office fielded a call from a person in Ohio who had his computer equipment confiscated after a report was filed that he had been visiting nudist Web sites.  We provided initial information to be made available to his attorney, and will be available to consult with his counsel as the case moves on.

South Carolina Bill to be Heard in SubCommittee

Next Wednesday

Last week HB 3679 was heard in the full House Judiciary Committee.  Those following its progress know that its definitions have the potential to treat nude recreation much like adult entertainment.  Cheri Alexander of the Travelites club, who attended the session and has been spearheading efforts to stop the bill, reported that no testimony was taken, but she did have opportunities to speak to several members of the committee with concerns. She was also interviewed by the Associated Press.  Thankfully, Judiciary also opted to send the bill to another subcommittee for review.  That subcommittee is scheduled to hear the bill at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday April 9th.  Those in the state are asked to watch for a CapWiz dispatch with more details about how you can attend and help stop this bill.

VOTING GUIDE on aanr.com

If you visit aanr.com  and log in to either Member Benefits or Club Services, you’ll be able  o download the PDF of the voter’s guide from the Download Zone, Ruling Documents.

Linda Berry, Director of Publications

PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT PROJECTS

(Linda, Lynn, Martha and Angie)

*    Voter’s Guide went to the printer
*    Voter’s Guide PDF was put online
*    Worked with Erich and Webmaster on NakationT home page
*    Worked with Pat Brown and Angie on the Discount Page for the
NakationT box
*    Typed and proofed Bulletin editorial to get ready for layout
*    Worked on Bulletin ads
*    Completed the AANR-NW NudeScene and sent to the printer
*    New Cyber-Bulletin went live at
http://www.aanr.com/cyber_bulletin.html
*    Burned CDs for ANRL of the last seven month’s issues of The Bulletin
*    Proofed clubs news and Marketplace ads for the May issue of The
Bulletin

Carolyn Hawkins, Public Relations Coordinator

EARTH DAY

Earth Day is April 22. We are putting together a press release to send to various media outlets.  If you or your club is planning environmental or green activities, please let me know so we can promote your club in the release.  If you have not planned an activity, we encourage you to do so.  You can plant a tree or some flowers or adopt an area of a highway to clean up.  Recycling is a big part of the “going green.”  You can e-mail me at pubaffairs@aanr.com .

Terry Justice, Club/Member Liaison

We have a new club to add to our list. Information is as follows:

Glassbar Island Nude Beach Volunteers
glassbarisland@yahoo.com

This is a non-landed co-op club.

Debra Sue Stevens, Government Affairs

Letter from the New Take Pride in America Executive Director:

Dear Friends and Partners,

As the new Executive Director of Take Pride in AmericaR, it is my honor and pleasure to join with you and lead this important national service initiative.  Take Pride in America has demonstrated a solid record of service, boasting more than 300,000 volunteers on our nation’s public lands.

Nearly one third of our country is considered public lands, and Take Pride in America volunteers play a critical role in the maintenance and preservation of these natural, cultural, and historical sites that we all enjoy.  Take Pride in America is a national partnership program, and my goals are to strengthen and expand our partnerships and to empower volunteers of all ages to have meaningful, impactful service opportunities.

Please contact us if you would like to build or discuss our partnerships. Also, we are currently accepting nominations for the Take Pride in America National Awards program.  Please take a few minutes to consider nominating any outstanding volunteer(s) for national recognition, you can find this all on our website at www.TakePride.gov

I look forward to working with you.

Katie Loovis
Executive Director
Take Pride in America

Register Your Community Events - Take Pride In America (TPIA) is a national partnership established by the U.S. Department of the Interior that aims to engage, support and recognize volunteers who work to improve our public parks, forests, grasslands, wildlife refuges, cultural and historical sites, local playgrounds and other recreation areas.  Take Pride In America consists of Federal, state, and local governments; conservation, youth, and recreation groups; national corporations, organizations, and individuals, dedicated to instilling a sense of volunteerism and good stewardship in all public land users.

To Register Your Community Events with Take Pride In America (TPIA) - Go to www.TakePride.gov  and complete the brief registration form located under the “Volunteer” tab; and contact Kathy Pearson at kathy_w_pearson@yahoo.com.  Let us know if your club has a project in 2007 planned that it can get TPIA credit. You must give 6-8 weeks notice and use the TPIA logo in your advertising of the event. AANR would like to come in the top 20 for total hours volunteered next year.

AANR-NW GAT Day - Registration Due April 13!

Registration for the July 3 GAT Day is close. The AANR-NW Government Affairs Team (GAT) is hosting a GAT Day July 3 at the Willamettans Family Nudist Resort.  This date was chosen to combine the GAT Day with the AANR-NW convention.  This GAT Day event requires pre-registration.  A check must be included with each registration form.

AANR-NW GAT will pay the cost for each club to have one participant. The check will be returned to the club if pre-registered attendee participates on July 3.  The reason for this requirement is that the GAT DAY includes a workshop that AANR-NW GAT must sign a contract for and pre-register participants.  The only way a club will end up paying is if they pre-register and do not show up or wish to pay for additional participants. Individuals may pre-register and pay the required fee.

The deadline for pre-registration is April 13 - Squaw Mountain Ranch Board
meeting.

Contact Shirley Gauthier for the amount of registration fee and more
information:

Shirley Gauthier
538 West M St.
Springfield, Oregon 97477

sherbog@msn.com

Erich Schuttauf, Executive Director

A VERY Special Announcement.AANR Welcomes Glass Bar

This week our club and member liaison Terry Justice brings very good news: We’re extremely happy to announce the new club in the AANR-Northwest known as Glassbar Island Nude Beach Volunteers in Eugene, Oregon. I would personally like to thank Shirley Gauthier and the Glassbar team for making this happen. Congratulations! See contact information for the club in Terry’s report below.

FLU Hits Kissimmee

We appreciate your patience this week if it has taken longer than normal to get back to you.  The staff has been short-handed on various days as a bad case of flu and colds hit a number of us. sometimes requiring several trips to the doctor before it was over.  Most have recovered and things are starting to get back to normal.

The NEW YORK TIMES and Major Media may Hit This Weekend

This week our club and member liaison Terry Justice brings very good news:

Carolyn Hawkins is on the road today but wanted me to relay that she has had conversations with the reporter from The New York Times who has been working on a large story about the growth of nude recreation and the Nakation T phenomenon that is catching on.  While it is a little too early to know if it will run this Sunday, by the time that we do know it may be too late to reach you with the news.  For this reason, we recommend checking Google News this weekend to be sure you don’t miss what is sure to be a big story when it lands.

AANR Assisting Members in Need

This week our office fielded a call from a person in Ohio who had his computer equipment confiscated after a report was filed that he had been visiting nudist Web sites.  We provided initial information to be made available to his attorney, and will be available to consult with his counsel as the case moves on.

South Carolina Bill to be Heard in SubCommittee

Next Wednesday

Last week HB 3679 was heard in the full House Judiciary Committee.  Those following its progress know that its definitions have the potential to treat nude recreation much like adult entertainment.  Cheri Alexander of the Travelites club, who attended the session and has been spearheading efforts to stop the bill, reported that no testimony was taken, but she did have opportunities to speak to several members of the committee with concerns. She was also interviewed by the Associated Press.  Thankfully, Judiciary also opted to send the bill to another subcommittee for review.  That subcommittee is scheduled to hear the bill at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday April 9th.  Those in the state are asked to watch for a CapWiz dispatch with more details about how you can attend and help stop this bill.

VOTING GUIDE on aanr.com

If you visit aanr.com  and log in to either Member Benefits or Club Services, you’ll be able  o download the PDF of the voter’s guide from the Download Zone, Ruling Documents.

Linda Berry, Director of Publications

PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT PROJECTS

(Linda, Lynn, Martha and Angie)

*    Voter’s Guide went to the printer
*    Voter’s Guide PDF was put online
*    Worked with Erich and Webmaster on NakationT home page
*    Worked with Pat Brown and Angie on the Discount Page for the
NakationT box
*    Typed and proofed Bulletin editorial to get ready for layout
*    Worked on Bulletin ads
*    Completed the AANR-NW NudeScene and sent to the printer
*    New Cyber-Bulletin went live at
http://www.aanr.com/cyber_bulletin.html
*    Burned CDs for ANRL of the last seven month’s issues of The Bulletin
*    Proofed clubs news and Marketplace ads for the May issue of The
Bulletin

Carolyn Hawkins, Public Relations Coordinator

EARTH DAY

Earth Day is April 22. We are putting together a press release to send to various media outlets.  If you or your club is planning environmental or green activities, please let me know so we can promote your club in the release.  If you have not planned an activity, we encourage you to do so.  You can plant a tree or some flowers or adopt an area of a highway to clean up.  Recycling is a big part of the “going green.”  You can e-mail me at pubaffairs@aanr.com .

Terry Justice, Club/Member Liaison

We have a new club to add to our list. Information is as follows:

Glassbar Island Nude Beach Volunteers
glassbarisland@yahoo.com

This is a non-landed co-op club.

Debra Sue Stevens, Government Affairs

Letter from the New Take Pride in America Executive Director:

Dear Friends and Partners,

As the new Executive Director of Take Pride in AmericaR, it is my honor and pleasure to join with you and lead this important national service initiative.  Take Pride in America has demonstrated a solid record of service, boasting more than 300,000 volunteers on our nation’s public lands.

Nearly one third of our country is considered public lands, and Take Pride in America volunteers play a critical role in the maintenance and preservation of these natural, cultural, and historical sites that we all enjoy.  Take Pride in America is a national partnership program, and my goals are to strengthen and expand our partnerships and to empower volunteers of all ages to have meaningful, impactful service opportunities.

Please contact us if you would like to build or discuss our partnerships. Also, we are currently accepting nominations for the Take Pride in America National Awards program.  Please take a few minutes to consider nominating any outstanding volunteer(s) for national recognition, you can find this all on our website at www.TakePride.gov

I look forward to working with you.

Katie Loovis
Executive Director
Take Pride in America

Register Your Community Events - Take Pride In America (TPIA) is a national partnership established by the U.S. Department of the Interior that aims to engage, support and recognize volunteers who work to improve our public parks, forests, grasslands, wildlife refuges, cultural and historical sites, local playgrounds and other recreation areas.  Take Pride In America consists of Federal, state, and local governments; conservation, youth, and recreation groups; national corporations, organizations, and individuals, dedicated to instilling a sense of volunteerism and good stewardship in all public land users.

To Register Your Community Events with Take Pride In America (TPIA) - Go to www.TakePride.gov  and complete the brief registration form located under the “Volunteer” tab; and contact Kathy Pearson at kathy_w_pearson@yahoo.com.  Let us know if your club has a project in 2007 planned that it can get TPIA credit. You must give 6-8 weeks notice and use the TPIA logo in your advertising of the event. AANR would like to come in the top 20 for total hours volunteered next year.

AANR-NW GAT Day - Registration Due April 13!

Registration for the July 3 GAT Day is close. The AANR-NW Government Affairs Team (GAT) is hosting a GAT Day July 3 at the Willamettans Family Nudist Resort.  This date was chosen to combine the GAT Day with the AANR-NW convention.  This GAT Day event requires pre-registration.  A check must be included with each registration form.

AANR-NW GAT will pay the cost for each club to have one participant. The check will be returned to the club if pre-registered attendee participates on July 3.  The reason for this requirement is that the GAT DAY includes a workshop that AANR-NW GAT must sign a contract for and pre-register participants.  The only way a club will end up paying is if they pre-register and do not show up or wish to pay for additional participants. Individuals may pre-register and pay the required fee.

The deadline for pre-registration is April 13 - Squaw Mountain Ranch Board
meeting.

Contact Shirley Gauthier for the amount of registration fee and more
information:

Shirley Gauthier
538 West M St.
Springfield, Oregon 97477

sherbog@msn.com

Erich Schuttauf, Executive Director

A VERY Special Announcement.AANR Welcomes Glass Bar

This week our club and member liaison Terry Justice brings very good news: We’re extremely happy to announce the new club in the AANR-Northwest known as Glassbar Island Nude Beach Volunteers in Eugene, Oregon. I would personally like to thank Shirley Gauthier and the Glassbar team for making this happen. Congratulations! See contact information for the club in Terry’s report below.

FLU Hits Kissimmee

We appreciate your patience this week if it has taken longer than normal to get back to you.  The staff has been short-handed on various days as a bad case of flu and colds hit a number of us. sometimes requiring several trips to the doctor before it was over.  Most have recovered and things are starting to get back to normal.

The NEW YORK TIMES and Major Media may Hit This Weekend

This week our club and member liaison Terry Justice brings very good news:

Carolyn Hawkins is on the road today but wanted me to relay that she has had conversations with the reporter from The New York Times who has been working on a large story about the growth of nude recreation and the Nakation T phenomenon that is catching on.  While it is a little too early to know if it will run this Sunday, by the time that we do know it may be too late to reach you with the news.  For this reason, we recommend checking Google News this weekend to be sure you don’t miss what is sure to be a big story when it lands.

AANR Assisting Members in Need

This week our office fielded a call from a person in Ohio who had his computer equipment confiscated after a report was filed that he had been visiting nudist Web sites.  We provided initial information to be made available to his attorney, and will be available to consult with his counsel as the case moves on.

South Carolina Bill to be Heard in SubCommittee

Next Wednesday

Last week HB 3679 was heard in the full House Judiciary Committee.  Those following its progress know that its definitions have the potential to treat nude recreation much like adult entertainment.  Cheri Alexander of the Travelites club, who attended the session and has been spearheading efforts to stop the bill, reported that no testimony was taken, but she did have opportunities to speak to several members of the committee with concerns. She was also interviewed by the Associated Press.  Thankfully, Judiciary also opted to send the bill to another subcommittee for review.  That subcommittee is scheduled to hear the bill at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday April 9th.  Those in the state are asked to watch for a CapWiz dispatch with more details about how you can attend and help stop this bill.

VOTING GUIDE on aanr.com

If you visit aanr.com  and log in to either Member Benefits or Club Services, you’ll be able  o download the PDF of the voter’s guide from the Download Zone, Ruling Documents.

Linda Berry, Director of Publications

PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT PROJECTS

(Linda, Lynn, Martha and Angie)

*    Voter’s Guide went to the printer
*    Voter’s Guide PDF was put online
*    Worked with Erich and Webmaster on NakationT home page
*    Worked with Pat Brown and Angie on the Discount Page for the
NakationT box
*    Typed and proofed Bulletin editorial to get ready for layout
*    Worked on Bulletin ads
*    Completed the AANR-NW NudeScene and sent to the printer
*    New Cyber-Bulletin went live at
http://www.aanr.com/cyber_bulletin.html
*    Burned CDs for ANRL of the last seven month’s issues of The Bulletin
*    Proofed clubs news and Marketplace ads for the May issue of The
Bulletin

Carolyn Hawkins, Public Relations Coordinator

EARTH DAY

Earth Day is April 22. We are putting together a press release to send to various media outlets.  If you or your club is planning environmental or green activities, please let me know so we can promote your club in the release.  If you have not planned an activity, we encourage you to do so.  You can plant a tree or some flowers or adopt an area of a highway to clean up.  Recycling is a big part of the “going green.”  You can e-mail me at pubaffairs@aanr.com .

Terry Justice, Club/Member Liaison

We have a new club to add to our list. Information is as follows:

Glassbar Island Nude Beach Volunteers
glassbarisland@yahoo.com

This is a non-landed co-op club.

Debra Sue Stevens, Government Affairs

Letter from the New Take Pride in America Executive Director:

Dear Friends and Partners,

As the new Executive Director of Take Pride in AmericaR, it is my honor and pleasure to join with you and lead this important national service initiative.  Take Pride in America has demonstrated a solid record of service, boasting more than 300,000 volunteers on our nation’s public lands.

Nearly one third of our country is considered public lands, and Take Pride in America volunteers play a critical role in the maintenance and preservation of these natural, cultural, and historical sites that we all enjoy.  Take Pride in America is a national partnership program, and my goals are to strengthen and expand our partnerships and to empower volunteers of all ages to have meaningful, impactful service opportunities.

Please contact us if you would like to build or discuss our partnerships. Also, we are currently accepting nominations for the Take Pride in America National Awards program.  Please take a few minutes to consider nominating any outstanding volunteer(s) for national recognition, you can find this all on our website at www.TakePride.gov

I look forward to working with you.

Katie Loovis
Executive Director
Take Pride in America

Register Your Community Events - Take Pride In America (TPIA) is a national partnership established by the U.S. Department of the Interior that aims to engage, support and recognize volunteers who work to improve our public parks, forests, grasslands, wildlife refuges, cultural and historical sites, local playgrounds and other recreation areas.  Take Pride In America consists of Federal, state, and local governments; conservation, youth, and recreation groups; national corporations, organizations, and individuals, dedicated to instilling a sense of volunteerism and good stewardship in all public land users.

To Register Your Community Events with Take Pride In America (TPIA) - Go to www.TakePride.gov  and complete the brief registration form located under the “Volunteer” tab; and contact Kathy Pearson at kathy_w_pearson@yahoo.com.  Let us know if your club has a project in 2007 planned that it can get TPIA credit. You must give 6-8 weeks notice and use the TPIA logo in your advertising of the event. AANR would like to come in the top 20 for total hours volunteered next year.

AANR-NW GAT Day - Registration Due April 13!

Registration for the July 3 GAT Day is close. The AANR-NW Government Affairs Team (GAT) is hosting a GAT Day July 3 at the Willamettans Family Nudist Resort.  This date was chosen to combine the GAT Day with the AANR-NW convention.  This GAT Day event requires pre-registration.  A check must be included with each registration form.

AANR-NW GAT will pay the cost for each club to have one participant. The check will be returned to the club if pre-registered attendee participates on July 3.  The reason for this requirement is that the GAT DAY includes a workshop that AANR-NW GAT must sign a contract for and pre-register participants.  The only way a club will end up paying is if they pre-register and do not show up or wish to pay for additional participants. Individuals may pre-register and pay the required fee.

The deadline for pre-registration is April 13 - Squaw Mountain Ranch Board
meeting.

Contact Shirley Gauthier for the amount of registration fee and more
information:

Shirley Gauthier
538 West M St.
Springfield, Oregon 97477

sherbog@msn.com